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Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... digits, four students were able to remember up to 20 digits after a single hearing. One student, a business major not especially talented in mathematics, was able to remember 102 digits. The feat took him more than 400 hours of practice. (2) If you met ... . The question is, is it that important to us? Are we willing to give it our best? To Jim Mertz the question is phrased like this: Do we really love Jesus that much? Jim once watched a movie on television. In it he saw a Muslim from India fall on his knees ...

2. Little Jimmy

Mark 3:13-19

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... of Jim. The problem is that his son is also named Jim. When his son and our son were growing up together, it was simple to identify Jim the son from Jim the father by calling him “Little Jimmy.” But now, “Little Jimmy” is bigger than “Big Jim,” ... in the world. Most of the work of the world is done not by “ten-talent” people who get their names in the newspapers, but by two-talent people who use what talents they have for their Lord. God is far more interested in our availability than in our ...

3. Standing Tall

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... groan and they make everyone around them miserable just because they suffer a few minor disappointments. What if you had lost your sight like Jim Stovall or were born blind like Bartimaeus? It's a grand story. Jesus and his disciples were on the road leading out from ... encouraged to think of their jobs as a holy calling, just like the ministry. God has called all of us to use our talents and abilities in a way that glorifies him, whether we work as a taxi driver, a data-entry clerk, or a custodian. Near ...

4. What Fragrance Are You Leaving?

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... gold-rush atmosphere that prevailed among the competing film studios, the sky was the limit for talent with a proven following. How to prove Bushman was such a talent was the problem, and Freedman conceived of a plan. The agent instructed Bushman to take ... for her husband, she had her hair cut and sold it for $20.00. She purchased a platinum chain for Jim's pride and joy--the watch. In the meantime Jim sells his precious watch to purchase a set of expensive combs for her lovely hair. Each gives the other all ...

5. Recognizing the Lord

Isaiah 60:1-6

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... his people. He was a Native American, an Indian; by this fact alone he was labeled as one who would not produce anything good. Through some good fortune, however, Jim was chosen to attend Carlisle Industrial School in Pennsylvania, a special college for American Indians. At Carlisle, Jim Thorpe would receive the recognition that his talent deserved. In the early years of this century, Carlisle was a recognized school in major college athletics. Glenn "Pop" Warner, Carlisle's famous football coach, noticed ...

6. Recognizing Who God Is

Job 42:7-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... Next, he set his sights on the Ironman Triathlon, the most challenging athletic competition on earth. Amazingly, while training for this triathlon, Jim was hit a second time. He awoke in the hospital to the news that he was paralyzed from the neck down. ... of the believers' response to pain and suffering. We turn control of our lives over to God. Sheila Walsh is a lovely and talented woman, the former co-host of the 700 Club. On air, Walsh always appeared to be competent and confident. Few people guessed that ...

7. Stepping Out on Faith

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... bundles of $20 bills, $1,000 of which were destroyed in the blast. “This was a first, finding money,” said platoon leader Jim Seim. The package “arrived in such a way that it aroused our suspicions,” he said. “We were able to render it neutral ... . And this, of course, is the crux of the matter: Do you trust God? Are you ruled by your fears or your faith? The one talent servant didn’t trust his master. He was afraid and buried that with which he was entrusted in the ground. It happens all the time ...

8. In It for the Long Haul

John 6:60-69

Sermon

King Duncan

... wallet, determined he would be able to cash it one day. And true to his dream, at his father’s funeral in 1994, Jim placed the check into his father’s casket. He had already earned more than ten million dollars with his comedy. (3) We cherish ... a marathon. And the great secret in life is not how we begin, but how we finish. Many of us are good starters. We have talent, we have enthusiasm, we start off with a burst of promise. But sustaining that good beginning . . . that is the problem. That’s true in ...

9. There's Something about Con Men

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... with no respect. He grew extremely fearful. He said, “What company would want to hire a person at my age?” Bob, Jim’s colleague, was 56. He, too, was faced with the possibility of losing his job. However, he began thinking of possibilities. He ... understood how the real world operates. He knew that sometimes even scoundrels are successful, not because they are smarter or more talented, but because they are opportunistic. They are not held back by their fears. They are not held back by their doubts ...

10. “Ride Forth Victoriously in the Cause of Truth, Humility and Justice”

Psalm 45:1-17

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... ’s kingdom and its leaders. Psalm 45 is a chapter in that book, a picture view of the ideal king, snapped by this talented poet on the occasion of the king’s wedding, and gaining messianic clarity, like the increasing clarity of a photo,12as history moves toward ... :3b–4b). Illustrating the Text Lies and deception Film: The Mask. The 1994 movie The Mask presents a man named Stanley (played by Jim Carrey) who is too nice for his own good. Stanley finds a mask, and when he puts it on he becomes his inner ...

11. It's Okay to Cry

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... hitting the brick wall when trying to reach someone who needs help and doesn’t want it. So do those who give their best of time and treasures and talent to the church and nothing changes. They know. You know. God knows too. We look back at the “saints” who have come before us with nostalgia, thinking they ... she could. But she had still lost her son. When Jim, a coach and mentor to a faltering older man in an AA group, saw his friend stagger into a bar, he tried to stop him. The friend, drunk and ...

12. Beyond Despair

Psalm 43:1-5, Psalm 42:1-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... that this is a challenge the new graduates will have to face. Do not lose hope. Take the bull by the horns "connecting your best talents and skills to your best and deepest values, making sure your mind is in sync with your soul as you plot your next steps. Don't ... - behind the walls of the prison. They graduated when their sentences were up. Here's what that young man at Sing Sing told Jim Wallis he would do upon his graduation: "When I get out, I'm going to go back and stop that train." Good for him ...

13. Love Is Extravagant

John 12:1-11

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... professions of faith on Sunday morning when he sees what a penurious job we have done of carrying out our stewardship of time, talent, and treasure. I once saw a cartoon of a horror-stricken woman sitting at her writing desk, saying, “Good heavens! I accidentally sent ... with a trick ending titled “The Gift of the Magi”? It is a Christmas story of a young couple named Della and Jim, very poor, but very much in love. Each wanted to give the other the very finest Christmas present. But each had only one ...

14. A Gallery of Mirrors

John 12:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Christmas, and Della had exactly $1.87 to buy Jim a present. She did the only thing she could do; she went out and sold her hair for $20, and with the proceeds she bought a platinum fob for Jim’s precious watch. Jim came home at night. When he saw Della’s ... may become our God. What do I mean by that? Think for a moment. Isn’t it true that temptation comes through our talents, that for which we are naturally fitted. Judas had a gift for handling money – that’s why Jesus gave him that job. Yet, “ ...

15. The Total Steward

1 Chronicles 29:1-9

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... to be a sympathetic listener. Finally they had gone around the circle, except for Bea who sat quietly in her chair. A shy yet talented person, Bea lacked self-confidence. "O.K., Bea," someone said, "what part do you think you play?" "I don''t know," Bea replied. Then ... knew you''d come back, Brother Anderson," said the pastor. "I wanted to tell you that it''s not Jim Anderson''s tithe that God wants. He wants Jim Anderson. He wants you to give yourself to Him. He wants you to give yourself in the Sunday night ...

16. Grain Offerings

Leviticus 2:1-16

Teach the Text

Joe M. Sprinkle

... , Della, are deeply in love with each other, but money is tight. Della has no money to buy Jim a Christmas present. So she makes a great sacrifice. To get money to buy her husband a present—a fancy fob or chain for his prized ... God, whether that is an Israelite giving to God the finest of flour or a Christian giving the best of his or her gifts, talents, and service to Christ. We are to make accommodations for the poor. Quote: In his book Money and Power, French philosopher, historian, and sociologist ...

17. How Can I Know It's Real?

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... equipment boy would knock on the door of his room and tell him to go see the coach. "You know what Jim did?" Bill Parcells, the Giants’ coach, told Madden. "Jim slept on the floor under his bed. He figured if somebody came to his room but couldn’t find him, ... his hidden gifts, after another individual has invested a little Loveland except for that investment of love, the virtues and the talents of many gifted individuals would be unknown to the world. Such was the case with Snow Man, except that Snow Man ...

18. Presented to the Lord

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... Louis. He said, “Louis, this morning you met your real self. This is who you are. You are good, graceful, talented, and smart. Whatever people told you yesterday, and Louis, whatever happens tomorrow, promise me one thing. Remember . . . this is you ... death of not living up to God’s standards, of not being holy enough to earn God’s love. After Jay’s father, Jim, faced scandal and disgrace in his own ministry, Jay became even more convinced of God’s judgment on sinners. Christian friends and ...

19. Zombie Zone or Beulah Land?

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... per person per year. Is this "fast fashion" or disposable clothes? Or the idol of beauty — or youth — or muscular ability — or musical talent — or any other facet of human life which is natural and fine until it is elevated to “idol status,” until it becomes ... , others suggest this “wall” refers to the Law itself. We need only look at the terrible fruits of “Jim Crow” laws and the legacy of apartheid to understand how “dividing walls” breed “hostility” between the groups that are ...

20. Teammates in Building The Kingdom

1 Corinthians 12:12-31a

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... York. With these words a legend was started, for Notre Dame football, the team's immortal coach Knute Rockne and, that day especially, for the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame. Who were the Four Horsemen? Elmer Layden, Harry Studehler, Jim Crowley, and Don Miller were the talented offensive backfield for the Notre Dame football team in the late 1920s. There is no doubt that they were great players. Football fans then and now remember their names and their exploits on the gridiron. All four have been enshrined ...

21. Dealing with the "F" Words of Life

John 21:1-14

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... under thirty years of age." Marney continued, "Look at you! Just look at you. You are in the prime of your life. Full of talent and energy. Very few if any of you have experienced poverty, failure, defeat, heartbreak or a brick wall that stops you dead in your ... can any of you know of a dark harsh world which only makes sense if Christ is raised from the dead?" Recently Pastor Jim Dethmer of the Willow Creek Community Church in Illinois said this: "The culture in which we live hates the notion of failure. It ...

22. Noah: The Bearer Of An Alternative Possibility

Genesis 6:1-8:22

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... hammer, breaking off the point of Mary's nose and shattering her delicate marble hand that had reached out in disbelieving grief. Jim concluded, "But I can only begin to imagine what Michael Angelo would have felt if he had seen those scars of his ... those who perished so miserably would accuse him. When we whisper all this to ourselves -- when we think it -- again betray that disastrous talent of man for seeking a glimpse, for seeking a lightening rod to divert our own guilt: "God is at fault, God is guilty ...

23. Teammates in the Cause of the Lord

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... . With these words a legend was started, for Notre Dame football, for the team's immortal coach Knute Rockne and, that day especially, for the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame. Who were the Four Horsemen? Elmer Layden, Harry Stuldreher, Jim Crowley, and Don Miller were the talented offensive backfield for the Notre Dame football team in the late 1920s. There is no doubt that they were great players. Football fans then and now remember their names and their exploits on the gridiron. All four have been enshrined ...

24. When Losing Your Baggage Is a Good Thing

Hebrews 12:1-2

Sermon

James W. Moore

... church on a tour of the Holy Land. We were there for ten days and it was wonderful. Dr. Jim Fleming led the tour and he is amazing. He is a great Bible scholar, a respected archaeologist and he ... became such a distraction that we had to trade him. We just could not handle his baggage anymore.” Some years ago there was a very talented basketball player in the National Basketball Association. At first glance, he sounds like a coach’s dream: Tall, agile, strong; great rebounder, quick jumper – while the ...

25. How The Mighty Have Fallen!

Luke 9:18-27

Illustration

Richard A. Jensen

... gloated! Jimmy Swaggart is an interesting case in point. Newsweek magazine once carried an article that featured this highly talented preacher. The article quoted one man as saying that Jimmy Swaggart was one of the most entertaining people on television ... in his preaching. In his judgments he came down on all sorts and varieties of people, including Christian people. Of the ministry of Jim Bakker, for example, Swaggart had said: "He's a cancer on the body of Christ that needs to be excised." Swaggart's ...

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