23 Sermons Tagged "Gifts"

When God told King Solomon to ask for anything and God would grant it, Solomon asked for wisdom to judge the people of his kingdom justly. However, it seems that God had already gifted Solomon with such wisdom. Using God's answer to King Solomon, we can evaluate ourselves to see if we have (and use) Christian wisdom.

God called Moses to be the leader of the Israelites, but Moses was hesitant at first, asking God questions that make it seem like he was looking for excuses. We too can be guilty of giving excuses when God is calling us to serve, but God's answers to Moses apply to us today just the same.

Today is Pentecost, which celebrates the day the descended on the followers of Jesus. However, our scripture passage for today ends with the sentence: "For the Holy Spirit had not yet come, because Jesus had not yet been glorified." What does that mean?

When Jesus entered Jerusalem a few days before he would be crucified, the crowd laid down their cloaks and palm branches to welcome him and glorify him as their king. However, many of them mistakenly thought he would be their Earthly king. Pastor Schurman helps us learn, using that crowd as an example, the ways in which we can properly glorify Jesus.

When the disciples asked Jesus to increase their faith, he responded, “If you had faith like a mustard seed, you could tell this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you." Does that mean your faith is weak if you aren't able to do this literally?

Do you ever find yourself focusing on the negative things in your day or life, even if things are mostly going well for you in general? Psalm 103 is a great antidote for that negative mentality; it explains, often through wonderful imagery, all of the blessings the LORD gives to us. But the opening verse says "Bless the LORD, O my soul," so how do we bless the LORD?